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Author: max.kranl@chron.com (Max Kranl)

States pressure Obama to find $82 billion for federal superstorm relief

By on December 6, 2012 at 3:57 PM
President Obama is battling with lawmakers over federal spending. No, not the fiscal cliff. And he’s not even battling Republicans. The White House is jostling with lawmakers from the states of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut over how much of the tab for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts will be picked up by the feds. […] …

Presidential campaign nears record-shattering $2 billion spending mark

By on November 3, 2012 at 10:08 PM
2012 has broken all records in presidential fundraising: Never before any candidate has raised and spent as much as in this year’s election campaign. …

Media bias? Study finds that Romney has received more favorable coverage than Obama since first debate

By on November 2, 2012 at 6:17 PM
As Romney gained in the polls in the aftermath of the Denver debate, he got substantially more favorable media coverage. Obama’s coverage suddenly became more negative. Nearly three times as many Obama-related stories had a negative tone than a positive one. …

Paul Ryan’s biggest gaffes, lies and misstatements

By on October 11, 2012 at 4:19 PM
When it comes to gaffes, Paul Ryan is no Joe Biden. But he has managed to develop a reputation as a “serial exaggerator,” typified by his claim that he had run a marathon in less than three hours. Here is a sampling of Ryan missteps: An unbelievable marathon time Paul Ryan is a sports-guy, but […] …